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Another gem in our National Parks system, Steamtown tells the story of the role that steam railroading played in the development of our country. The park occupies 40 acres of the Scranton, Pennsylvania railroad yard of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad, once one of the largest rail yards in the country. At its peak it employed 4000 workers and had bays to service 40 steam locomotives at one time. ...

... Valley of Virginia, the Columbia River Gorge in Oregon, the Olympics of Washington, and the Great Smokey Mountains to name a few. Ricketts Glen presents a wide variety of falls on a walkable (albeit sometimes challenging) trail that is less than a 5 mile loop. It is now one of our top favorite waterfall trails.

As we walked the trail we encountered a lone tower of stones standing sentinel and then as we rounded the next bend, we were ...

... stand properly nor put anything up to elevate my position. Due to this, I was forced to look up at my view screen during the whole show, creating a heck of a neck creak.

Once the show had completed, load out went really smoothly. We (as in the video crew) were done by 1:30am, which is a nice change from previous venues. One more show and I will have a day off in Toronto. I’m looking forward to it.

... we rode 845 kms from Bristol, Virginia through West Virginia, Maryland and finally Pennsylvania straight up Interstate 81. It was overcast all day and we did encounter some drizzling rain but only for about an hour.

The mountains of Virginia and the rolling hills and fields of West Virginia were spectacular. We had an amazing view of the river ...

Got into the Scranton area mid-day on Monday. Took us awhile to find our campground as it was about 15 miles out of town to the northeast. But it was worth looking for - a nice little spot nestled along the shores of Lake Henry. Most of the campground is filled up with seasonal campers, i.e. those that leave their campers there all summer. The owners were really friendly, wish we'd had more time to sit ...